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Awards and Recognition

91ÁÔÆæ Alumni Association honors 40 Under 40 Class of 2026

The 91ÁÔÆæ Alumni Association recognized its 40 Under 40 Class of 2026 during a ceremony Sept. 26 at the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center in Statesboro. The annual honor recognizes young alumni who have made significant strides in business, leadership, community, educational or philanthropic endeavors.

April Schueths, Ph.D., honored with statewide CASA Leadership Award

April Schueths, Ph.D., has been named the recipient of the 2026 CASA Board Member Leadership Award by the Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).

Molds, mildews, mushrooms and more: Georgia Southern professor lands grant funding for an innovative and accessible fungal curriculum and genomics project

The project aims to create a curriculum and shared knowledge pool for an underutilized, yet widely available organism: Fungi. 

91ÁÔÆæ engineering students featured in new Cast in Steel 2025 competition YouTube Series

University teams across the country were challenged to recreate one of George Washington’s swords to honor the nation’s 250th birthday. 

Association of Fraternity and Sorority Advisors names Georgia Southern Associate Dean recipient of distinguished service award

Lugo has served the students of Georgia Southern since 2013, advancing the University’s vibrant fraternity and sorority community.

Department of World Languages and Cultures professor named executive director of national French honor society, Pi Delta Phi

Amarie was named the newest executive director of the board of the oldest national academic honor society for a world language within the United States.

Ronald E. McNair scholar, engineering student earns international recognition for advanced energy systems research

Lukas Marlow’s research was selected among presentations from undergraduate researchers representing universities around the world.

91ÁÔÆæ Division of Student Affairs recognizes staff and program excellence

The Division of Student Affairs at Georgia Southern has announced the most recent 2026 divisional award winners.

91ÁÔÆæ awarded numerous merits for undergraduate excellence from Colleges of Distinction

Georgia Southern named 2026-2027 College of Distinction.

Georgia Southern interior architecture and design professor earns $20K grant to advance lighting design education

This funding will be used to create a curated open access educational resource aimed to improve the teaching and learning of lighting design.